Mine Shaft Borer

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	99%	6		Exact Match!
noun • a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull • a drill for cutting circular holes around a center verb • cut a hole with a trepan, as in surgery
	35%	8		Connects an input shaft to an output shaft
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	34%	8		Supporting framework in a mine shaft
noun • a partition (often temporary) of planks or cloth that is used to control ventilation in a mine verb • supply with a brattice, to ventilate mines

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New York Times27 Apr 2018	Down 4
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